There are a lot of reasons to label Luis Scola an outlier. On a planet brimming with would-be ballers, the Raptors power forward has been a pro since age 15, won an Olympic gold medal for Argentina, taken home a couple of Spanish league MVP awards, and made $60-million or so in nine seasons as an NBAer.
Also, he currently counts himself among a shrinking group of observers who still professes no doubt that Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan are on the cusp of lifting Canada’s NBA squad out of another playoff mire.
“My confidence with those two guys is blind.